ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159165
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:20 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB253 |
| MSN: | UL-A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Renauvoid, Vosges département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Took off from RAF Elsham Wolds at 21:18 hrs for an operation against Stuttgart in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Fritz Brandt of the Stab II./NJG 3, who had taken off from Plantlünne in Germany; crashed near Renauvoid (Vosges).
Six are buried in Chaumousey Communal Cemetery. Fg Off Archibald RNZAF survived and probably evaded capture, though this is yet to be substantiated:
Fg Off J Archibald RNZAF (Survived/Injured/Prisoner)
Sgt J R Cuthbert (Killed on Active Service)
Sgt J E Kearney (Killed on Active Service)
Fg Off P J Biollo RCAF (Killed on Active Service)
Sgt L Fielding (Killed on Active Service)
WO T P Barry (Killed on Active Service)
Sgt A Milne (KIlled on Active Service)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 363.
http://aircrewremembered.com/archibald-jimmy.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1453
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=307801.162
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 08:09 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Jun-2016 13:27 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2021 09:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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